Steering wheel



July 20,1926. 1,593,202 F. v. TISCHER STEERING WHEEL Filed Nov. 5, 1925 2 Sheets-sheaf. 1

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July 20, 1926.. 1,593,202

7 F. v. TISCHER STEERING WHEEL Filed Nov. 3 L925 2 Sheets$heet 2 FRANK V. TZSGHR,

UNETE. Slir ilihsd i or FRANK V. FISCHER, O13 DAYTON, OHIO.

s'rnnnrno. WHEEL.

Application filed November 3, 1925. Serial No. 66,648.

My invention. relates to steering wheels porting plate 11 and through the groove and in particular to the hub construction in this groove is located the nut 17 which, thereof. by reason of its engagement of one ot its It is my object to provide ahub constructlattened sides with the wall of the groove,

tion which is adaptable to conventional cannot turn, so that the bolt can be threadsteering columns of automobiles which will ed through the nut and, when the clamping be fully enclosed and yet will. provide the engagement has been made, the nut cannot requisite support and strength for wood revolve on the bolt nor can it drop oii. wheels and the like. It is the object of my The shoulder 13 is cut away at 18 to receive invention to provide in such a combination. the end of the bolt. cooperatlng compression members joining A cover plate 19 is provided on top or" the the spokes to one another. hub for covering the ends or" the bolts and It is a further object to provide means oi the end ot the steerino column.

to locking the nuts on the retaining bolts so in order to further strengthen the wheel that they cannot become loosened or sepain this combination and to form an integral 7il rated, thus preventing the disintegration oi? construction, I provide circular lamlnated the steering wheel in its component parts or reinforcing strips 20 which are recessed in its detachment from the steering column. and embedded in the inner ends of the In the accompanying drawings: spokes 2. They are also embedded in the 20 Figure 1 is a plan view of the wheel with spacer blocks or tiller blocks 21 between the 7 the cover plate removed; spokes, the ends of which are projected into Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of the groove 8. Figure 1; Turning to the modification shown in Figure 3 is a bottom view partially in sec- Figure 4., it will be seen that the construction tion of the hub construction; is similar to the other views save that the Figure 1 is a section on the line 2Q- lower enclosing plate or lower cap plate 1 of Figure 1 showing a modified term of is held in position by a collar 22 which is construction. threaded at 23 on the hub 4-, so that the 't-lato Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 is 14 is jammed between the end of the collar 30 the rim of a steering wheel having spokes 2, and the bottom of the shoulder 13. the inner ends of which are mounted in a It will be understood that I desire to groove 3 of a hub member 4 through which comprehend within my invention such mod- :is an aperture 5 tor receiving the steering itications as may do necessary to adapt it to column. An enlarged aperture 6 at the top varying conditions and uses.

thereof is adapted to receive the lock nut on Having thus fully described my invention, the steering column. The groove 7 provides what I claim as new and desire to secure a key way for the locking key S. The enby Letters Patent, is

larged lower chamber 9 provides a socket for 1. In a hub for asteering wheel, means the head oi the steermg column so that the to support a plurahty 0t spokes therein, 40 hub member 4: may rest thereon. bolts having screw-threaded ends for secur- The principal portion of this hub is not ing said spokes to said hub, nuts on said only provided with the groove 3 which is bolts, said hub having a groove adjacent the bounded on one side by a. cap plate 10 and on screw-threaded ends of said bolts adapted to the lower side by a spokes supporting plate allow the bolts to extend beyond said groove 45 11, but is also provided with a second simiand to receive the nuts carried by the screwlar groove 12 beneath the spokes supporting threaded ends of said bolts to prevent them plate and above a shoulder 13,beneath whicn from rotating. is fastened a lower cap plate 14. which or- 2. A hub for a steering wheel comprising tends from the hub over the ends of the bolts a tubular member having a cutaway por- 50 15 to the spokes of the wheel. This plate tion to receive a plurality of spokes, an anis held in position by the screws 16 on the nulus adapted to fit around said hub and bottom of the hub shoulder 13. resting on the inner spoke ends, bolts pass- It will be noted that the bolts 15 pass ing through said annulus, spoke ends and downwardliy through the cap plate 10, the hub, nuts on said bolts, a groove in said tu- 5 inner ends of the spokes 2 the spokes supbular member below said spoke receiving 119 portion adapted to receive the nuts carried by said bolts to prevent said bolts from withdrawing from said hub and spokes.

3. In a steering wheel, a hub, means to support a plurality of spokes therein, bolts to bolt said spokes thereto, nuts on said bolts and means for receiving said nuts to prevent their rotation on the bolts, means to reinforce and retain said spokes at-a predetermined position, extending from spoke to spoke, and filler blocks also containing; means interposed between said spokes and inserted in said hub.

i. In a steering wheel, a hub having means for attachment to a steering column and means to be supported on said steering; column, means to receive the inner ends of the spokes into the outer portion of said hub, a cap plate adapted to lit around said hub on said inner spoke ends, bolts adapted to pass through said spoke ends, hub and cap plate, said hub having a groove adjacent the bottom of said bolts adapted to allow the bolts to pass by the side of the hub but adapted to receive the nuts carried on the lower end of said bolts to prevent them from rotating, and nuts therefor.

In a steering wheel, a hub having means for attachment to a steering column and means to be supported on said steering col umn, means to receive the inner ends of the spokes into the outer portion of said hub, a cap plate adapted to fitaround said hub on said inner spoke ends, bolts adapted to pass through said spoke ends, hub and cap ends to the spokes, and a top cap plate over the upper ends of the bolt.

6. In a steering wheel, a hub having means for attachment to a steering column and means to be supported on said steering column, means to receive the inner ends of the spokes into the outer portion of said hub, a cap plate adapted to fit around said hub on said inner spoke ends, bolts adapted to pass through said spoke ends, hub and cap plate, said hub having a groove adjacent the bottom oi said bolts adapted to allow the bolts to pass by the side of the hub butadapted to receive the nuts carried on the lower end of said bolts to prevent them from rotating, and nuts therefor, and a lower cap plate mounted on said hub extending from the hub over the nuts and bolt ends to the spokes, and a top cap plate over the upper ends 01 the bolt, and filler blocks, carried in the margin of said hub between said spokes, and a retaining means embedded in said filler blocks and said blocks for maintaining the parts in'engagement with one another and for resisting tortional strain about the steering wheel column axis.

7. In a hub -for a steering wheel, means to support a plurality of spokes therein,

7 bolts having screw-threaded ends for securing said spokes to said hub, nuts on said bolts, said hub having a groove adjacent the screw-threaded ends of said bolts-adapted to allow the bolts to extend beyond said groove and to receive the nuts carried by the screw-threaded ends of said bolts to prevent them from rotating, a lower cap plate, a portion for supporting" said lower cap plate, and detachable means for holding said cap plate in position on said hub.

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signature.

FRANK V. TISCHER 

